Columbia University Announces Finalists for Edward M. Kennedy Prize
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Qui Nguyen are this year’s finalists.
All Stories About Yale Repertory Theatre
Rachel Fink Named Managing Director of Theatre Bay Area
Fink will leave Berkeley Repertory Theatre and begin at TBA in February.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a cellist to a scenic designer, from New Haven to St. Paul, a cohort marked by versatility and vision.
The Unsung Gender-Parity Warriors
Theatres that continue to program male-dominated seasons deserve scrutiny. But what about the many companies that are trying to get the balance right?
Cutting Ball Managing Director Suzanne Appel to Step Down
Cutting Ball’s first managing director transitions to a new position at Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago.
Yale Repertory Theatre Announces Female-Driven 2015–16 Season
World premiere plays by Paula Vogel, Jiehae Park and Jen Silverman will play in the New Haven theatre’s 2015–16 season.
Paying Playwrights More Than Play Money
Writers can’t live on commissions and royalties alone, so some theatres are adjusting the way they compensate them. Are these gestures enough to turn the tide?
Yale Rep’s Binger Center: Where Plays Get a Commission, and a Commitment
Many new-play programs pay for plays get written and developed. How about one that sets aside money for future productions?
How Rising Student Debt Affects Theatre Graduates
Many graduates of theatre programs struggle to pay off student loans, but some have strategies for avoiding a permanent debt sentence.
The Beatles Meet Shakespeare In A New Work From Rolin Jones
“These Paper Bullets! A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing,” written by Rolin Jones, directed by Jackson Gay, and with music by Billie Joe Armstrong, combines two of Britain’s most revered entertainers: Shakespeare and the Beatles.
